Abstract

A REVIEW ON PLANT ORIGIN ANTICANCER DRUGS

Rani Pooja*, Khathuriya Rajesh and Garg Ayush

ABSTRACT

Globally cancer is a disease which severely effects the human population. There is a constant demand for new
therapies to treat and prevent this life-threatening disease. Scientific and research interest is drawing its attention
towards naturally-derived compounds as they are considered to have less toxic side effects compared to current
treatments such as chemotherapy. The Plant Kingdom produces naturally occurring secondary metabolites which
are being investigated for their anticancer activities leading to the development of new clinical drugs. In the present
review, an attempt has been made to study the plants that have been used in the treatment of cancer.